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Where there is now an empty lot on the corner of Pine and Front to the west of 1006 Pine, there used to be a two-story building that was constructed before 1893 (since it appeared on the 1893 Sanborn map). It is believed that this is the building referred to in Louisville directories as "Germania House," a boarding house. The first appearance of this name is in the 1903 Louisville directory. Members of the Lackner family recall a time when the first floor was rented out to one family and the second floor to another family. Two of the photos below show this building, which is believed to have been demolished in the 1950s or 1960s. According to a Lackner family history, "For a few years Joseph and Sabina Lackner operated a German style family beer garden on the lawn between the buildings on their property, as was the custom in their native homeland of the Tirol, Austria." It is not known exactly where this beer garden was located', but it is clear that the Lackners ran what was essentially a complex of buildings. (This beer garden concept was later brought back in the 1990s by a later owner.) Lackner's saloon was situated to take advantage of the busy location by Louisville's railroad depot. The Interurban Electric train stopped at the depot every day on its trips between Boulder and Denver. The following photo, believed to have been taken at the time of a major coal mining strike and labor tensions in 1914, shows the proximity of Lackner's saloon (on the right) to the depot (in the middle of the photo). The silhouette of the Louisville Grain Elevator can be seen not far away on the left of the photo. Evidence of Joseph Lackner's civic involvement shows that he was a trusted businessman and member of the community. In 1895, according to the Daily Camera, he was appointed to a committee to examine options following the sinking of some lots in town due to mining subsidence. In 1898, he was elected to be Town Treasurer. According to the Lackner family, he also served as Town Treasurer in 1906-08. He was an active member of the Louisville Redmen Lodge. In Colorado, Prohibition took effect on January 1, 1916 and lasted until 1933. This was a difficult time for saloon owners. (A wooden liquor crate addressed to Lackner and